"It's intemperate, vituperative, outrageous, and preposterous!"
Posted on 01/11/2013 3:51:39 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Court upholds firing of Paterson teacher who called students 'future criminals' Dan Ivers/NJ.com By Dan Ivers/NJ.com on January 11, 2013 at 12:09 PM, updated January 11, 2013 at 3:31 PM
PATERSON — A state appeals court has upheld the firing of a former Paterson first-grade teacher who called her students "future criminals" on her personal Facebook page.
Jennifer O'Brien, an Elmwood Park resident who began working for Paterson schools in 1998, claimed in her appeal that her comments were protected by the First Amendment, and that her right to express her opinion "was outweighed by the district's interest in the efficient operation of its schools."
According to court documents, O'Brien was working as a technology coordinator at the city's School No. 29, but prior to the 2010-2011 school year, was transferred to School No. 21. She was originally assigned to a fifth-grade classroom, but was quickly put in charge of a group of 23 first-graders, all of whom were either black or Latino.
In late March 2011, O'Brien made two posts to her Facebook page. The first read, "I'm not a teacher — I'm a warden for future criminals!" while the second read, "They had a scared straight program in school - why couldn't (I) bring (first) graders?"
The school's principal was informed of the comments the following day by O'Brien's former principal at School No. 29. He confronted her about them the next day, but characterized her response as "unrepentant."
News about the posts quickly hit the media, and the district sparked numerous complaints from parents and a protest, leading to a complaint against O'Brien and an unpaid suspension.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Yes, Truth hurts. I did my Student Teaching in a very marginal area, second graders. I had 22 boys and 8 girls, and I was 20 or something. I KNEW those kids were dealing drugs on the playground!
You cannot mention that on FB?? That seems so wrong.
Yes, Truth hurts. I did my Student Teaching in a very marginal area, second graders. I had 22 boys and 8 girls, and I was 20 or something. I KNEW those kids were dealing drugs on the playground!
You cannot mention that on FB?? That seems so wrong.
Sounds reasonable to me.
However, the judge rejected her arguments, calling her comments "intemperate and vituperative" and saying they made cooperation with parents impossible. She was fired immediately after the ruling.
Oh please. Why the 50 cent words by the judge? Sheesh. Just say you wanted to go after her because she stuck an open societal nerve, and it ticked you off.
"It's intemperate, vituperative, outrageous, and preposterous!"
Teachers who tell the truth about conditions in the public schools are extremely rare. Only when you get to know teachers and they trust you do they tell the truth. Most public schools are completely dysfunctional. Teachers have told me amazing stories about how bad public schools are. Many won’t work at certain schools and call in sick as often as they can. In school they look the other way and don’t try to discipline students. They know they can get in trouble only if they try to keep order. They regard their schools as a joke and the administrators, principals and union parasites as scum of the earth.
>>You cannot mention that on FB?? That seems so wrong.<<
No offense, but anyone dumb enough to post on FB with his/her real name is too dumb to be teaching kids anyway.
Well, this judge is completely wrong.
But, I must say, you’d think people would think twice about posting what they think on Facebook.
If you SAY something like this, and get reported, it’s deniable. But not if it’s right up there on the internet for everyone to see and rat on.
>>However, the judge rejected her arguments, calling her comments “intemperate and vituperative” <<
Inner city brothers?
She was right.
She was right.
Nothing will gst you in trouble faster than telling the truth.
Elizabeth O’Brien??? And she thought she could tell the truth with a name like THAT??? On the other hand, if her name were Cleopatra X Limpopo Jackson, she’d still have a job/s;)
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O'Brien was working as a technology coordinator at the city's School No. 29, but prior to the 2010-2011 school year, was transferred to School No. 21... 23 first-graders, all of whom were either black or Latino. In late March 2011, O'Brien made two posts to her Facebook page... The school's principal was informed of the comments the following day by O'Brien's former principal at School No. 29. He confronted her about them the next day, but characterized her response as "unrepentant." News about the posts quickly hit the media...
They can’t handle the truth.
I weep for the children whose lives are being destroyed by the left with their “let ‘em run wild” policies.
Good stuff. I’ve seen a few of her videos, but hadn’t seen that story. She’s not one to suffer fools or abuse, that’s for sure.
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